Diels-Alder VisualizationSeveral computer animations of a Diels-Alder reaction that were created as an undergraduate student project are presented.

Addition Reactions |

Alkenes

Addition Reactions of AlkenesThe Diels-Alder reaction, addition of oxygen to tetrakis(N, N-dimethylamino) ethylene, polymerization of ethylene, and addition of iodine to a-pinene are demonstrated. Molecular models of ethene are shown.

S. M. Tanatar and His Contribution to the Field of Thermal RearrangementsLudmila BirladeanuThermal rearrangements constitute an important chapter in organic chemistry. Surprisingly, the name of its discoverer remains unknown. The present article is meant to remedy this situation by describing some of the work of the 19th century Russian chemist S. M. Tanatar (1849 - 1917) who, based on the thermochemical data provided by Berthelot, envisaged the possibility of transforming cyclopropane into propene under the influence of heat alone. Birladeanu, Ludmila. J. Chem. Educ.1998, 75, 603.

Gases |

Thermodynamics |

Synthesis |

Alkanes / Cycloalkanes |

Alkenes

A source of isomer-drawing assignmentsKjonaas, Richard A.A comprehensive source from which instructors can choose a wide variety of good isomer drawing examples to use as homework assignments and exam questions.Kjonaas, Richard A. J. Chem. Educ.1992, 69, 452.